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SCA Backup Data Centre

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A Tier III backup data centre in Dammam that keeps Muqawil and the Authority’s systems running and recovers them after a disaster.

Project managerEng. Omar H. BawazirProject sponsorEng. Majed S. Al-RasheedProgrammeDigital Infrastructure & Security Programme
Early warning: ⁦63%⁩ chance of slipping within ⁦45⁩ days

Budget (BAC)

SAR 148M

Actual cost

SAR 117.1M

⁦79%⁩ of budget

Progress

⁦72%⁩Awaiting acceptance ⁦8%⁩

Estimate at completion

SAR 162.6M

SAR +14.6M

SPI · CPI

0.90Schedule performance index · 0.900.91Cost performance index · 0.91

Forecast finish

⁦2027-01-07⁩

38 days behind baseline

ExecutionStage ⁦4⁩ of ⁦5⁩

Next gate:Closure13 October 2026

  1. Pre-start · CompletePre-start · Complete
  2. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate5 February 2025Initiation · CompleteInitiation · Complete
  3. Gate into «Planning»DecisionConditional goDate6 April 2025Planning · CompletePlanning · Complete
  4. Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate11 July 2025Execution · Current stageExecution · Current stage
  5. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate13 October 2026Closure · Not startedClosure · Not started

Project lifecycle and its gates

Current phase: Execution. Pick a gate on the track to review it.

  1. Gate into «Initiation»DecisionGoDate5 February 2025All criteria and required documents met.Pre-startComplete
  2. Gate into «Planning»DecisionConditional goDate6 April 2025Mandatory criteria met, with points to close during the next phase.InitiationComplete
  3. Gate into «Execution»DecisionConditional goDate11 July 2025Mandatory criteria met, with points to close during the next phase.PlanningComplete
  4. Gate into «Closure»DecisionNot held yetDate13 October 2026ExecutionCurrent stageCurrent stage
  5. 5ClosureNot started

What each stage requires

The documents and approvals each gate asks for before the next stage.

G4Next gateProject Management Office

Closure gate — deliverables accepted and handed over

4Execution5ClosurePlanned for ⁦2026-10-13⁩15 days overdue2026-10-132 Jumada I 1448 AH
75/100

Gate readiness

Meets the pass mark

Automated control: no move until the criteria are met

  • ⁦1⁩ mandatory checklist item open
  • ⁦2⁩ required documents not approved
  • ⁦1⁩ mandatory criterion under ⁦70⁩ points

Checklist

⁦5⁩ of ⁦7⁩ done

  • Deliverable completion certificates approved for every deliverableMandatory
  • Acceptance tests and handover to operations completeMandatory
  • Open commitments listed with a plan to close themMandatory
  • Deliverable-linked payments settledMandatory
  • Pilot run with no critical or high findingsMandatory
  • Users trained
  • Launch rollback plan

Required documents

⁦2⁩ of ⁦4⁩ approved

  • Deliverable completion certificatesNot submitted
  • Project closure & handover formApproved · V1
  • Lessons-learned logApproved · V1
  • Benefits measurement planNot submitted

Criteria and score

Go from ⁦75⁩, conditional from ⁦60⁩; a mandatory criterion is met from ⁦70⁩.

  • Deliverables acceptedweight ⁦35⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Quality & securityweight ⁦25⁩%Not met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • Operations & handover readinessweight ⁦25⁩%Met

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

  • User & training readinessweight ⁦15⁩%

    Awaiting evidence from the project team.

Approvers

Project Management Office

  • Dr. Noura M. Al-OtaibiPMO directorVote pending
  • Eng. Nayef H. Al-BuqamiProject ownerVote pending
  • Eng. Majed S. Al-RasheedProject sponsorVote pending

Gate decision

The decision and its rationale go into the gate log and to the team.

What is the decision based on? It stays in the log.0 / 600

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